The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed four agreements with the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF) under which a number of infrastructure projects will be implemented in Afghanistan.
The agreements were signed in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of IsDB Group, Dr. Mohammed Al-Jasser, on the sidelines of the bank’s annual meetings in Jeddah.
As a trustee of the AHTF, the IsDB signed a partnership agreement with the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) for a project to facilitate access to clean water in underprivileged regions in Afghanistan.
Under the agreement, the AHTF will extend a grant of $540,000 to DACAAR to secure sustainable access to clean water for Afghan refugees and vulnerable communities in Kabul, Nangarhar, Kunduz, and Faryab provinces. A total of 13,300 people will benefit from the project under which solar-powered pumping systems and water pipes will be established.
The second agreement was signed between the IsDB, as a trustee of the AHTF, and the International Medical Corps UK, which aims to implement a sewage and environment protection project in the communities affected by conflicts and natural disasters in Paktika Province.
Under the agreement, the AHTF will extend a grant of $1,078,849 to the International Medical Corps as a contribution from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
The third agreement was signed between the IsDB, as an executive partner, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to build a total of 29 family healthcare centres in Afghanistan’s rural regions.
The fourth agreement was signed between the IsDB, also in its capacity as an executive partner, and the Aga Khan Foundation, which aims at supporting sustainable and comprehensive transformation into agricultural economies in rural areas.
Source: Saudi Press Agency